Vitichi Municipality

Vitichi Municipality
Municipality
Vichichi and Vitichi River
Location within Potosí Department
Vitichi Municipality Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 20°24′S 65°29′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Potosí Department
Province	Nor Chichas Province
Seat	Vitichi
Elevation	10,500 ft (3,200 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	11,298
• Ethnicities	Quechua
Time zone	UTC-4 (-4)

Vitichi Municipality is the second municipal section of the Nor Chichas Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Vitichi.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following cantons:

• Ara
• Calcha
• Vitichi
• Yawisla

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Ethnic group	%
Quechua	90.4
Aymara	0.2
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos	0.0
Not indigenous	9.3
Other indigenous groups	0.1

External links

• Vitichi Municipality: population data and map